Biosecurity & quarantine

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) works with primary industries to safeguard our agricultural resources from biological threats and to maintain our export opportunities.

The State’s reputation is underpinned by a comprehensive biosecurity and quarantine system, developed and operated by DAFWA.

DAFWA is involved with:

creation of surveillance and diagnostic programs
animal and plant risk assessments
importing and exporting requirements
creating mechanisms to respond to incursions
livestock movement and identification
development and maintenance of biosecurity and quarantine legislation.

To find out more about what we do to protect agricultural production and export opportunities within the State please search our website.

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Articles

Newcastle disease

12 May 2014

Newcastle disease is a severe viral disease of poultry and other birds.
Avian influenza

9 December 2013

Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by an influenza virus.
Anthrax

14 September 2015

Anthrax is a bacterial disease of animals, most commonly seen in cattle, sheep and goats.
Keeping Western Australia's livestock fit to trade

10 March 2016

Western Australia has a well-deserved reputation for producing healthy livestock that are free of diseases and residues that could harm human health or damage our markets.
Scrapie

10 July 2014

Australia is free of scrapie, which is a fatal, progressive, degenerative disease of the central nervous system of sheep and goats.
Reportable animal diseases

16 January 2014

Early recognition of disease is one of the most important factors influencing the control of disease and the reduction of its impact on industry and the community.
Keeping horses healthy: a biosecurity checklist for horse owners, trainers and service providers

12 December 2013

The Western Australian horse industry is committed to helping owners keep their horses and properties disease-free through the adoption of effective biosecurity measures.
Screw worm fly

3 August 2015

Screw worm fly is considered the most serious exotic pest threatening Australia's livestock industries and could cost up to $500 million a year in lost production and control measures if it entered
Newcastle disease - information for commercial poultry producers

5 February 2014

In Western Australia, commercial poultry owners must comply with surveillance, reporting and biosecurity requirements in order to reduce the risk of Newcastle disease being introduced to their floc
Classical rabies

16 December 2013

Classical rabies occurs in most parts of the world but is exotic to Australia. Biosecurity Australia has strategies in place to minimise the risk of classical rabies entering Australia.